By Fred Kroner The Spartans suffered their first volleyball loss on Tuesday (Sept. 7) at home to Class 3A opponent Champaign Central. SJ-O won the opening set 25-22, but the visiting Maroons regrouped to salvage a 26-24, 25-16 triumph. Three Spartans finished the match with double-doubles. Kennedi Burnett totaled 15 […]
By Fred Kroner Becca Steinbach handed out 12 assists and Hannah Fox recorded seven digs on Thursday (Sept. 2) as the undefeated St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball won at home over Teutopolis, 25-20, 25-10. Kennedi Burnett finished with six kills, six digs and five service aces. SJ-O (5-0) returns to action on […]
By Fred Kroner Kennedi Burnett swatted 12 kills and Shayne Immke added nine kills on Thursday (Aug. 26) as the unbeaten St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team dispatched Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 25-14, 18-25, 25-13. Becca Steinbach totaled 16 assists and three digs. Rachel Divan had two blocks as did Immke. Burnett had eight digs […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team rallied from a one-set deficit on Monday (Aug. 23) to earn a three-set win at Maroa-Forsyth. The Spartans prevailed 23-25, 25-20, 25-18. Becca Steinbach handed out 32 assists for SJ-O to go with nine digs and two blocks. Hannah Fox posted […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden completed a unique three-match homestand in three nights on Wednesday with its third two-game sweep in as many days. The Spartans (13-3) turned back Danville 25-13, 25-13 on Wednesday. Katelyn Berry had 10 digs, Kennedi Burnett had eight digs and Rylee Stahl had six […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans had two players eclipse the 100-yard mark in rushing on Friday and continued their unbeaten start to the season with an 18-7 conquest of visiting Bloomington Central Catholic. One highlight for SJ-O was the play of the defense, which head coach Shawn Skinner said […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com SJ-O Boys’ cross-country With Brandon Mattsey and Eric Poe finishing second and third, respectively, the SJ-O Spartans opened the boys’ cross-country season on Saturday by winning the Doc Acklin Memorial Invitational, at Paris. SJ-O had a team score of 25. Runner-up Marshall had a score of […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com Spartan football bounced back from a first-quarter deficit on Friday in its football home-opener and rallied to defeat St. Thomas More, 36-8. The visiting Sabers led, 8-0, after one quarter, but SJ-O built a 16-8 lead at halftime. SJ-O needed to make some in-game adjustments. “We […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans were held scoreless in their first two soccer matches of the season. SJ-O salvaged a 0-0 tie in a road match on Monday against Oakwood/Salt Fork. Goalkeeper Mason Behrens, who earned team Player of the Game recognition, had seven saves. On Tuesday, the Spartans […]
